Evidence-based uncertainty analysis
What should we now do in Europe? A view point
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12598245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ragnar E Lofstedt (0000-0001-6815-1786, King's College London, corresponding author), Ragnar Löfstedt (Department of Geography, Kings Centre for Risk Management, Kings College London, London, UK), Frédéric Bouder (0000-0001-9115-6665, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Technology and Society Studies, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 521-540 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Risk Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-9877 • E-ISSN: 1466-4461 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13669877.2017.1316763 |
| OpenAlex | W2592319342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 104 |
There has been a great deal of discussion regarding both the communication of scientific uncertainties associated with regulatory decisions as well as the supposed need for more transparent uncertainty analyses associated with risk assessments themselves. More recently, in Europe this discussion has been led by the European Food Safety Authority’s Scientific Committee. In this viewpoint, we both review the ongoing debates surrounding uncertainty analysis as well as discuss some of the problems associated with communicating uncertainties. In the final section of the viewpoint, we offer some recommendations regarding what EFSA could do now going forward
Business · Economics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Management science · Point (geometry · Political science · Risk analysis (engineering · Risk communication · Scientific evidence · Section (typography · Uncertainty · Agricultural safety and regulations · Engineering · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Risk Perception and Management
The Evolving Field of Risk Communication
Communicating uncertainty about facts, numbers and science
The problems of increasing transparency on uncertainty
‘It is not entirely healthy.’ A qualitative study into public appraisals of uncertain risks of chemical substances in food
Communicating scientific uncertainties
Message framing and trust as moderated mediating mechanisms for effective government response to uncertain risk messages
Risk and uncertainty
The paradox of trust
All we have to do is be uncertain’
Risk and the regulatory challenges of smart consumer products
Further reflections on Efsa’s work on uncertainty in scientific assessments
A note on Efsa’s ongoing efforts to increase transparency of uncertainty in scientific opinions
Managing uncertainty
Making visible the less visible – how the use of an uncertainty-based risk perspective affects risk attenuation and risk amplification
Making a meal out of uncertainty
Climate Policy and Industry Elite Perceptions of Risk and Uncertainty
Public Awareness of Consumer Products Containing Radioactive Materials
Hidden in plain sight
Risk communication, uncertainty and the Dutch energy transition
Hazard versus risk
Uncertainty analysis
The Covid-19 pandemic
When Cooperation Fails
The Paradox of Scientific Authority
Rethinking Informed Consent in Bioethics
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Uncertainty and Quality in Science for Policy
Communicating scientific uncertainty
Defining Uncertainty
The risk concept—historical and recent development trends
Preference and belief
Recent developments in modeling preferences
Numeracy Skill And The Communication, Comprehension, And Use Of Risk-Benefit Information
Ambiguity and uncertainty in probabilistic inference.
From Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit
Bridging the Two Cultures of Risk Analysis 1, 2
Negativity Bias, Negativity Dominance, and Contagion
Politics in Time
‘Democratising’ expertise, ‘expertising’ democracy
Public preferences for informed choice under conditions of risk uncertainty
Civilization and madness
Exploring lay uncertainty about an environmental health risk
Effective Risk Communication
Misconceptions of Risk
Perspectives on Uncertainty and Risk
Risk Society
The Politics of Precaution
Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Uncertainty
Improving Risk Communication
A New Approach to Risk Evaluation and Management
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment
Sheepfarming after Chernobyl
Presenting Uncertainty in Health Risk Assessment
The role of social and decision sciences in communicating uncertain climate risks
Organized Climate Change Denial
Uncertainty and Dissent in Climate Risk Assessment
Decision-making under environmental uncertainty
Perceptions of scientific dissent undermine public support for environmental policy
Risk governance through professional expertise. Forestry consultants’ handling of uncertainties after a storm disaster
Transparency and trust in the European pharmaceutical sector
Transparency of medicines data and safety issues–a European/US study of doctors’ opinions
Risk analysis and Black Swans
Wrestling with uncertain risks
Risk communication guidelines for Europe
Medicines transparency at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the new information age
Risk communication
Public perception of scientific uncertainty in relation to food hazards
Lay views on uncertainty in environmental health risk assessment
The Precautionary Principle and the Uncertainty Paradox
Can food safety policy-making be both scientifically and democratically legitimated? If so, how
Uncertainty and environmental learning 1, 2Reconceiving science and policy in the preventive paradigm
Climate change 1995. Economic and social dimensions of climate change. Contribution of working group III to the second assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change
Ambiguity and rationality
Challenges to Legitimacy in Food Safety Governance? The Case of the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Contested Boundaries in Policy-Relevant Science
Precautionary Uncertainty
Conflicts of interest at the European Food Safety Authority erode public confidence
Decision Making Under Great Uncertainty
Coping with Complexity, Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Risk Governance
Science and Decision Making
Science for the post-normal age
Nanotechnology, Governance, and Public Deliberation
The ethics of scientific communication under uncertainty
Acting in an uncertain world
Scientific Certainty Argumentation Methods (SCAMs)
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |